Sikh groups celebrate Gatka Divas on Yoga Day

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 21

To counter the Yoga Day celebrations held across the region, activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) today organised Gatka Divas by displaying Sikh martial arts at various sites across the region.

In city, the event was held at Guru Nanak Mission Chowk where SAD (A) leaders along with a contingent of about 25 gatka experts displayed their skills at the centre of the road intersection for about two hours this afternoon. The organiser of the event Sukhjit Singh Daroli Kalan said another event was held in the evening at Adampur. He said the idea of holding the display of gatka was to encourage the skills among the youth and to prepare them to face any kind of tyranny with full strength and vigour.

He said the practice of gatka helped the youth deflect from drugs and focus more on their physical and mental abilities. He said similar events had been held all across Punjab.